Nikos Voskarides
Applied Scientist at Amazon
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolNikos Voskarides is an applied scientist based in Barcelona with 11 years of experience specializing in information retrieval, semantic search, NLP, and machine learning. He holds a PhD in Information Retrieval from the University of Amsterdam (after a cum laude MSc in AI) and has translated academic research into industry impact through roles at Amazon, Bloomberg, and Signal. At Amazon he progressed from intern to Applied Scientist, working on production-scale search and retrieval problems that bridge deep learning research and scalable systems. His background blends rigorous research methodology with hands-on data science and engineering, enabling robust solutions for real-world semantic search challenges. Colleagues describe him as someone who pairs theoretical depth with an eye for operationalizing models—a strength that shows in moving prototypes into production.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University of AthensDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information retrieval, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information retrieval at University of AmsterdamMaster's Degree, Artificial Intelligence, Cum laude, Master's Degree, Artificial Intelligence, Cum laude at Universiteit van Amsterdam / University of Amsterdam
Github Skills (10)
dbpedia7
linear-algebra3
wikipedia-dump3
python-interface3
java3
word2vec3
machine-learning2
lapack2
search-engine1
python1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nickvosk/acl2015-dataset-learning-to-explain-entity-relationships
May 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
nickvosk/sigir2020-query-resolution
May 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:5 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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